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Preconditioners for hydropower plant flow simulations
Author(s) -
Mangiavacchi N.,
Carvalho L. M.,
Soares C. B. P.,
Costa V.,
Fortes W.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200700125
Subject(s) - hydroelectricity , hydropower , work (physics) , engineering , civil engineering , computer science , environmental science , operations research , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering
We describe the main features of a numerical simulator currently under development for studying water physico‐chemical properties during the flooding of hydroelectric plants reservoirs. The work is sponsored by the Brazilian Electric Energy National Agency (ANEEL) and conducted in a joint work of Brazilian universities researchers, with Furnas Centrais Elétricas S. A., the leading Brazilian power utility company. An overview of the simulator requirements is given. The software modules and engineering solutions are briefly discussed, including the finite element based transport module. Some results are presented and discussed. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)